Step 8: Rear and Front Wing Weapons Bay

Step 9: And Finally....

A thin coffee stirrer was carved for the tail support. The tail support locked the tail assembly in place. The targeting module that was mounted in ...

Hello everyone! I have a new one for you..... .... James Cameron's AT-99 Scorpion Gunship from the movie "Avatar"...

A twin-ducted fan VTOL craft, the Scorpion is a companion to the SA-2 Samson utility aircraft (hmmm.... maybe the next project?!?)... While the Scorpion's role was as an attack gunship, the Samson was mainly used as a transport for equipment, human(oids) and mobile labs...

The aircraft had obvious similarities to the AH-64 Apache Gunship with rocket pods, hellfire missiles and gun pods. Modelling the ducted-fan, landing gear and weapons were the main challenges for this project.

Step 1: Materials and Tools

The materials used were no different from other popsicle stick projects. Basically, varying sizes of popsicle sticks, toothpicks and wooden coffee stirrers would do nicely. You'll be surprised at how little materials you'll actually use to make a small replica of famous ships. My 'spares' box from previous projects provided the odd shapes I needed for some parts of the build.

For this project, I was proud to use a new acquisition - a Dremel 3000. Unlike the mini mite, there was no need to wait for a 6-hour recharge before you can use the tool. But of course, nothing beats the mini mite for really low speed detailing jobs.

I knew it was only a matter of time until you made something from Avatar! I started making an Aerospatiale SA-2 Samson a while ago but while I was busy with the body the electrical components I was going to use to make it RC broke so I can't finish it.